Wanyoo UK, an esports studio and gaming café chain, has undergone a complete rebranding to align further with the company’s mission to provide high-quality services to the gaming and esports community. From now on Wanyoo UK will be known as SideQuest. Image credit: SideQuest The overall rebranding looks to establish Sidequest as a universal brand. […]
European esports organisation Fnatic has secured a partnership with UK-based custom computer manufacturer Chillblast. The manufacturer will provide support to Fnatic’s League of Legends, Halo, FIFA, Dota 2, VALORANT, and CS:GO rosters, in addition to providing its content creation roster with PCs. Image credit: Fnatic, Chillblast RELATED: Fnatic’s plan to go big in Japan In addition, the […]
UK-based entertainment talent agency InterTalent has announced a new business venture, esports talent agency XU Esports. The new agency is a full-service agency that will look to provide representation for esports and gaming talent. Image credit: InterTalent / XU Esports RELATED: SPORTFIVE teams up with Bad Moon Talent According to a release, the newly-founded agency […]
North American esports organisation FaZe Clan has announced it will host a pop-up event alongside English football club Manchester City. The latest collaboration will see both parties open a pop-up merchandise store ahead of the club’s upcoming match against Liverpool FC, which is scheduled to take place the day after on April 10th. Image credit: FaZe Clan, […]
London-based esports organisation LDN UTD has partnered with education consulting company The Strive Group to launch the UTD EDN education initiative. According to the release, the programme aims to offer an inclusive platform for young talent to enter and succeed in the esports and gaming sector. Image credit: LDN UTD RELATED: LDN UTD names Connor […]
British esports organisation Guild Esports has published its financial results for the period between October 1st 2020 and September 30th 2021. This is the company’s first audited full-year results since its June 2020 debut. The company accumulated £8.8m (~$11.8m) in losses, compared to last fiscal year’s £2.7m (~$3.6m). The annual revenues were £1.9m (~$2.6m), an […]
London-based esports organisation LDN UTD has secured a partnership with gaming chair brand noblechairs. As LDN UTD’s official gaming chair supplier, noblechairs’ logo will feature across the organisation’s 2022 jersey. In addition, LDN UTD’s Centre of Excellence will be provided with the brand’s chairs. Image credit: LDN UTD / noblechairs RELATED: Blockchain startup Cudos partners […]
Performance analysis and coaching service SwiftSkill has raised £150,000 during its pre-seed round of funding. The pre-seed funding round, led by Jenson Funding Partners, aims to allow the company to expand its team and provide services to additional esports titles. Image credit: SwiftSkill RELATED: Edge Gaming raises $10m in seed funding round At the moment, […]
The British Esports Association (BEA) has revealed its plans to open a National Esports Performance Campus (NEPC) in Sunderland. According to the release, BEA has made a ‘multi-million-pound commitment’ to the city of Sunderland. This has resulted in the acquisition of a retail premises adjacent to the city’s Stadium of Light football stadium. Image credit: […]
British esports organisation Guild Esports has signed a ten-year lease for its Guild Academy and global HQ. The 9,831 square-foot facility will open in Shoreditch, London in Q2 2022 and will contain a ‘state-of-the-art’ space for Academy members to participate in training programmes. Image credit: Guild Esports RELATED: Guild Esports signs £4.5m partnership with crypto exchange Bitstamp […]